diff --git a/meta-digi-del/classes/del-image.bbclass b/meta-digi-del/classes/del-image.bbclass
index d849e7ba8..029efcc08 100644
--- a/meta-digi-del/classes/del-image.bbclass
+++ b/meta-digi-del/classes/del-image.bbclass
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ PACKAGE_GROUP_del-audio = "task-del-audio"
 PACKAGE_GROUP_del-gstreamer = "task-del-gstreamer"
 PACKAGE_GROUP_del-network = "task-del-network"
 PACKAGE_GROUP_del-wireless = "task-del-wireless"
+PACKAGE_GROUP_del-debug = "task-del-debug"
diff --git a/meta-digi-del/recipes-core/tasks/task-del-debug.bb b/meta-digi-del/recipes-core/tasks/task-del-debug.bb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..354c6c132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-digi-del/recipes-core/tasks/task-del-debug.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2012 Digi International.
+#
+DESCRIPTION = "Debug applications task for DEL image"
+LICENSE = "GPLv2"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/LICENSE;md5=3f40d7994397109285ec7b81fdeb3b58"
+PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
+ALLOW_EMPTY = "1"
+PR = "r0"
+
+#
+# Set by the machine configuration with packages essential for device bootup
+#
+MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS ?= ""
+MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS ?= ""
+
+PACKAGES = "\
+	task-del-debug \
+	task-del-debug-dbg \
+	task-del-debug-dev \
+    "
+
+RDEPENDS_task-del-debug = "\
+    task-core-tools-debug \
+    memwatch \
+    fbtest \
+    ${MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RDEPENDS}"
+
+RRECOMMENDS_task-del-debug = "\
+    ${MACHINE_ESSENTIAL_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS}"
+
+